What's Racing About Podcast

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upIt's the biggest issue facing us - Josh (and his sodding) Ap (iafi)Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upTwo subjects - one overarching theme.There's always something coming along in our funny little world to undermine the great 24-hour party UK Horseracing COULD beTwitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upCurse you to Hades, Aiden O'Brien for NOT declaring Puerto Rico in the 2000 Guineas!!Oh well, a couple it is then, at biggish odds for the Fillies Classic on Sunday.Here's hoping they've watered the course fairly! :(Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upA left-field take on the upcoming Newmarket Classics, giving (hopefully) a new angle in to both races....and if not, well there's a gothic metal reference in there for the music onanists!Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upHow does racing respond to Animal Aid and the ill-informed 'antis'?The Grand National Festival WILL give a platform to these people - here's the antidoteTwitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upA look back at the issues vexing our little world over the past couple of weeks and a quick take down of The Grand NationalTwitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upSome unique angles on the race and a couple of each-way pokes that may give us a run for our money!Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upI had a great old time, despite the starts, the allegations of racism and the 'Willy-Waving'Oh - and a couple of horses and trainers to note tooTwitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upYou copping that buzz yet?You're dead already if you're not!All my people right here, right now - you know what I mean?Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing up The Sunday Sermon is no more! In the words of that Manc troubadour Liam Gallagher "a four-letter word really gets my meaning - nothing ever lasts forever!"Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upNo bets! No horses to Follow! No Trends! No Atomised Stats about Horses to Back Based on their Starsigns!Pubs, Bars, Hostelries, Accommodation Advice.....stuff for those who love the Fez that much they're actually going rather than talking about it!Bit of heavy metal too, natch.Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing up       It's just not the same anymore is it, be honest.Time to take it outside and shoot it.......or not, what do you thinkTwitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upGetting right into the guts of punting and dealing with the losing run.Heavy (metal) podcasting!Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upCheltenham! Like you've not had a tit full of it and we're not even out of January yet! Okay but there's a bit of Black Sabbath in there as well as the usual life affirming stuff about 'life's a carousel, spinning fast, you gotta ride it well'Twitter @RacingWhatTwitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upA look at the Invades phenomenon - attracting Gen-Z to race days, in what numbers, and to what effect both present and future.......oh and a story about Oasis and a live one of Dan Skelton's!Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upA return of the podcast (proper), attempting to retain the 'immediacy' and intimacy of the Limor casts (meaning limited post-recording sound engineering and plenty of 'umms' and 'ahhs') but on wider-reach platforms.I guess the success will be down to content and if an audience can be arsed to keep showing up - but hey Punk Rock! Do it Yourself! Start small and keep striving to improve and grow!Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upAn explanation for the temporary hiatus in the delivery of The WRAP and an invitation to join me on the website and on LIMORTwitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upIn which Podcast Pete takes a look at how racing is handling the current spate of abandonments, how he's handling the mother of all losing runs, gives a few insights into the Epsom Classics - and looks back at the life of a Racing Legend (no, not that one).Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upIn which Podcast Pete and Wayward Lad - the Waldorf and Statler of the UK Turf - go large on what was in the UK Jumps Season and what might be in the first English Classics at Newmarket this weekendTwitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upIn which your all-equine boy takes a tool around Nicky Henderson and Clive Cox's yards.....and develops a horse-crush on Jonbon!Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upIn which we run the rule over all things Cheltenham Festival 2022 - and not just the racing either - as well as a quick shufty at The Brocklesby Stakes, the first 2 year old turf race of the season at Doncaster, and come up with an 8/1 shoutTwitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upIn which we deconstruct the 'Cheltenham Roar', destroy the risible Prestbury Cup and take leave of our senses in suggesting a Straight Forecast as an option against Honeysuckle in The Champion Hurdle! Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upIn which Podcast Pete - in conjunction with sexy, easily accessed charts at www.wrap.chat - gives listeners and readers some unique data on what it takes, breeding-wise, to win at the Cheltenham FestivalTwitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upIn which we take a look at the nature of hype in racing following Kilcruits' shock defeat last weekend. Racing blogger Wayward Lad picks out a live one in this weekends' big race at Cheltenham and we try to give a unique perspective on the Bryony Frost / Robbie Dunne case, which concluded yesterdayTwitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upThe WRAP welcomes  jumps racing blogger Wayward Lad, to get his thoughts on where the value lies in the Ladbroke Gold Cup and other races this weekend - as well as a couple of zingers for The Gold Cup in MarchTwitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upEasily one of the most pleasurable afternoons of my life, spent in the company of Jockey and Racehorse Performance Consultant Yogi Breisner. A fascinating insight into what goes on behind the scenes in the coaching of racehorses, particularly National Hunt horses and jockeys and the transitioning of horses from racings main stage into a post-racing life.Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upIn which we explore strategies to help you select stables for the Tote 10-To Follow competition, plus a cunning plan aimed at a securing a couple of the monthly prizes. 'Differentiators Ahoy Compadres!'Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upIn which your favourite Podcast Boy talks the WRAP Tribe through a day at Chepstow races. Winners tipped but not backed......losers that ran like drains......a glorious, profit-making winner....the pre-parade ring, the final fence....a shout and a bounce and a tribute band given a good kicking!  All (racecourse) life is here!Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upThe WRAP addresses the depressing issue of those whose day at the races isn't complete unless they've pounded the snot out of some equally dismal slab of imbecilityTwitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upThe WRAP interviews Kim Bailey, for his informed take on those sad few who treat their social media platforms as a dojo,  when interacting with trainers and jockeys. Also, why a good draw for Bielsa last Saturday wasn't a headline for a report on a Leeds United match!Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upHow Richard Phillips' yard got National Racehorse Week off to a Dayjur-style flyer, featuring chats with stable staff and broadcaster and owner John Inverdale. Plus a look back at a stellar weekend's racing ...........and some unashamedly naked self-praise.Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upA breeding analysis 'hack' on the competitors in the 2021 Cazoo St Leger at Doncaster - and why Mojo Star and (particularly) Ottoman Emperor have it all to do!Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upRacehorse owner Clive Bull gives the inside drop on the highs and lows of having horses in training. We discuss how ownership gets you closer to 'the action', the thorny topic of prize money and relive his horses Chesterfield winning the Scottish Champion Hurdle and Playa Blanca running up four wins on the spin.Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upThe  WRAP does for punting on the horses what Masterchef does for fine dining! 'Gambling' does not equate to 'Problem Gambling' - and here's why.....Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upFeaturing an interview with the trainer Richard Phillips, the driving force behind National Racehorse Week. What is NRW? Why is it necessary? What does it aim to achieve - and a discussion on racing's commitment to 'cradle-to-grave' care of the racehorse.Twitter @RacingWhat

Love to hear from you - thanks for showing upHow the WRAP is going to help YOU get the most from UK and Irish Horseracing. Who we are, the topics we're going to cover - and more importantly what we are NOT (i.e. a tipping website!). Oh - and an invitation for you to get involved.......Twitter @RacingWhat